United States v. Villarreal-Solis

Case: 21-50803 Document: 00516387249 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/08/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED July 8, 2022 No. 21-50803

Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee, versus

Hugo Villarreal-Solis,

Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 5:01-CR-314-1

Before Davis, Jones, and Elrod, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Hugo Villarreal-Solis, federal prisoner # 12952-180, appeals the district court’s denial of a motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) and of a motion asking the court to reconsider the denial of an earlier motion for compassionate release. He argues that he Case: 21-50803 Document: 00516387249 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/08/2022

No. 21-50803 has shown several extraordinary and compelling reasons for relief and that the factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) favor a reduction in sentence. The district court’s contrary assessment of the § 3553(a) factors is a sufficient basis for its denial of the § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion, and this court owes deference to that assessment. See United States v. Chambliss, 948 F.3d 691, 693 (5th Cir. 2020). Villarreal-Solis shows only that he disagrees with how the court weighed the § 3553(a) factors, which is not a sufficient basis for reversal. See id. at 694. He has not briefed, and has therefore abandoned, any separate challenge to the denial of the motion for reconsideration. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). We accordingly AFFIRM the district court’s ruling.